Edward Sculley Bradley (1897-1987) was a scholar, author, educator, and administrator at the University of Pennsylvania. He
was a prolific writer and editor, serving as editor of the General Magazine and History Chronicle, Philadelphia, 1945-1956.
He published biographies of literary figures George Henry Boker and Henry Charles Lea, as well as editions of works by Mark
Twain, Stephen Crane, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Walt Whitman. Bradley was considered an international expert on Whitman, editing
several important editions of the poet's Leaves of Grass. The Sculley Bradley papers include his personal and professional
correspondence dating from 1923 to 1962, material from several literary censorship cases for which he testified, corrected
drafts of his manuscripts for the Comprehensive Reader's Edition, Norton Critical Edition, and Variorum edition of Leaves
of Grass, ephemera and graphics associated with Walt Whitman, and a small amount of material on other authors.

title

E. Sculley Bradley papers

creator

Bradley, Sculley, 1897-

id

PUSp.Ms. Coll. 1083

repository

University of Pennsylvania Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts

extent

2.5 linear feet (6 boxes)

inclusive date

1876-1970

bulk date

1944-1962

abstract/scope/contents

Edward Sculley Bradley (1897-1987) was a scholar, author, educator, and administrator at the University of Pennsylvania. He
was a prolific writer and editor, serving as editor of the General Magazine and History Chronicle, Philadelphia, 1945-1956.
He published biographies of literary figures George Henry Boker and Henry Charles Lea, as well as editions of works by Mark
Twain, Stephen Crane, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Walt Whitman. Bradley was considered an international expert on Whitman, editing
several important editions of the poet's Leaves of Grass. The Sculley Bradley papers include his personal and professional
correspondence dating from 1923 to 1962, material from several literary censorship cases for which he testified, corrected
drafts of his manuscripts for the Comprehensive Reader's Edition, Norton Critical Edition, and Variorum edition of Leaves
of Grass, ephemera and graphics associated with Walt Whitman, and a small amount of material on other authors.